Crafting a Positive Startup Culture
Startup work environments are always chaos, but they can still be great environments to work in, or they can be terrible. Whether yours is terrible or great, that same tone…
The Ultimate Free Business Plan Template
A lot of entrepreneurs contact us to see if we can send them a business plan template. Frankly, we're flattered that you think we're smart enough to create The One…
Problem Solving: An Essential Startup Skill
Creating a startup, or managing any business, is all about problem solving. Some people are good at it and some are not – independent of their IQ or their academic…
Protecting Your Brand’s Image Online
These days, your online Internet reputation is your reputation. Of course, having no reputation is usually better than a bad one, but don’t wait for someone else to establish a…
Blogs That Will Boost Your Startup
With as many as 100 million active blogs in English alone on the Internet, how can you find and read the ones you need to be a leader in your…
Teams Rally Behind True Leaders
True leaders realize that, by definition, the word "leader" places one at the front and not the rear. Yet many, many executives try to lead through fear and intimidation. This…
An Australian Example
An entrepreneur emailed me from Australia the other day and asked me to prepare a formal price quote so that he could submit it with a grant application. He has…
Startups Can Create Their Own Luck
If you have had some success in a business, I’m sure you bristle just like I do when someone says “You were just lucky…” I’m a strong believer that we…
Product-Market Fit is Difficult for New Innovations
Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his pitch by touting his new technology. He has forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers…
Reality Check: Timeless Lessons from Guy Kawasaki
Most of the time, I’m all about providing encouragement and inspiration to entrepreneurs. They need it and they deserve it because entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of our economy. But every…